> since they got a good deal by buying when the market was down Assuming the price goes back up later, you mean. But if that were guaranteed then the price wou

> since they got a good deal by buying when the market was down Assuming the price goes back up later, you mean. But if that were guaranteed then the price wouldn't have been down much in the first place. It could stay down, or even go lower, in which case the Fed will lose money when they go to sell.